BEIN Ij W175 +Zz617: Ownership inscription on title page marked out in ink and Izaak Walton inscribed above with date May 25, 1623. Binder's ticket: Dickenson ... Cambridge. Bookplate: Lucius Wilmerding. Monogram armorial bookplate. Autograph on front free endpaper: Revd. H.J. Rickman. Manuscript annotations on front free endpaper. Manuscript marginalia. Accompanied by typed letter to Mr. Newton from Ward Edwards (and signed by Ward Edwards), dated October 6, 1936. Bound in brown leather binding with spine title: Hooker's Ecclesiastical politie, Izaak Walton's copy.

BEIN Mhc5 H764 +Of2 1617: Imperfect: all after page 453 wanting. Armorial bookplate: Revd. William Henry Cartwright. Autograph on front free endpaper: W.H. Cartwright. Inscription on front free endpaper preceeding title page: John Bora[?]bon. Bound in brown leather.

In fact books 1-5 only, plus the Tractates.

In this edition, A2r headpiece has an angel; 2V6 is blank.

Editor's note "To the reader" signed: J.S., that is, John Spenser.

Formerly also Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 13715.

Book 5 has separate letterpress title page dated 1616. "Certayne divine tractates, and other godly sermons", also printed by Stansby (STC), has separate pagination, register, and title page with imprint "London printed for Henrie Fetherstone. 1618.". It includes a reprint of "A supplication made to the Privy Counsel" by Walter Travers. Within this section, "The ansvvere of Mr. Richard Hooker to a supplication, preferred by Master Walter Trauers, to the Honorable Lords of the Priuie Concell", "A learned discourse of iustification, works, and how the foundation of faith is ouerthrowne", "Three learned sermons", and "Tvvo sermons vpon part of S. Iudes Epistle" each have separate dated title page with same imprint. Copies occur with varying editions of the Tractates; copies lacking them may represent an early issue (STC).

Main title page has an architectonic border.

Signatures: A-2V⁶; 2[A]² B-L⁶ M⁴.

The first leaf is blank.

The title page is engraved by William Hole.

Ansvvere of Mr. Richard Hooker to a supplication, preferred by Mr. Walter Trauers, to the Honorable Lords of the Priuie Councell.

Answere of Mr. Richard Hooker to a supplication, preferred by Mr. Walter Travers, to the Honorable Lords of the Privie Councell.

Learned discourse of iustification, workes, and how the foundation of faith is ouerthrowne.

Learned discourse of justification, workes, and how the foundation of faith is overthrowne.

Fiue learned sermons.

Five learned sermons.

Tvvo sermons vpon part of S. Iudes Epistle.

Two sermons upon part of S. Judes Epistle.

English short title catalogue, S119092

Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 13716

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Church polity > Early works to 1800.

Ecclesiastical law > Early works to 1800.

Early works.

Annotations - 19th century.

Armorial bookplates.

Booksellers’ labels.